Garment gage and marker.



F. W. & A G. STARKE.

GARMENT G AGE AND MARKER. APPLICATION HLED NOV. 16. 1915.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

ATNEYS FREDERICK W. STARKE AND AUGUSTA Gr. STARKE, OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

GARMENT GAGE AND MARKER.

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Application filed November 16, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK W. STARKE and AUGUSTA G. STARKE, both citizens of the United States, residing at \Vest' Our invention consists of a garment gage and marker embodying a holder for a piece of marking material, a head adapted to recelve mova-bly a measuring devlce, such as a yard stick, wingson said head which are adapted for resiliently holding said head in position on said stick, and means for increasing the pressure of the wings and interlocking the terminals thereof.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, as long as they are included in the scope of the claims.

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Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a garment gage and marker embodying our invention, including a measuring stick to which it is applied. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of said device on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a top or plan view thereof. Fig. 4': represents a vertical section on the line w."c Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a yard stick, and 2 designates a holder for a piece of chalk, crayon, etc., which holder is movably placed on said yard stick and composed of the jaws 3 and tubular head 4:, the latter being formed of a piece of metal, celluloid or other suitable material comprising the wall 5, and outturned sides 6 forming a passage 7 in which the yard stick is received, the wings 8 turned laterally outwardly in opposite directions from said sides, and then turned inwardly with their terminals toward each other, the terminal of one wing being depressed forming the gutter or depression 9 which comprises a spring adapted to bear against the side of the yard stick opposite to the plate 5 and by the friction of said members 5 and 9 to hold the head frictionally on the stick, while being adapted to slide thereon in opposite directions relatively to the position that the device or gage is to be adjusted on the yard sti k? ll e te m nal at the her wing s Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

Serial No. 61,739.

bent into the form of a cylinder or roll 10, which is seated in the gutter 9 of the opposite terminal and overlaps the same comprising also a spring which is adapted to increase the pressure on said gutter and 1 consequently of the device or gage on the yard stick, said cylinder and gutter also interlocking each other, and preventing the wings from spreading or separating.

The upper member of the jaws 3 extends rearwardly from the top of the plate 11 which is in front of the wall 5 of the head at. The lower member of said jaws extends rearwardly from the plate 14, which is back of said wall 5. The bend 12 of the upper member of the jaws, and the upper end of the plate 11 embrace the top edge of the wall 5. The bend 13 of the lower ends of the plates 14 and 11 embraces the bottom edge of said wall, and thus as said plates 1.1 and 14 are clamped to the opposite sides of the wall 5, the jaws 3 are sustained on said wall 5, and consequently on the head 4, in a strong, durable, immovable and ineX- pensive manner.

The jaws are resilient in their nature, whereby they are enabled to hold the piece of marking material in a firm and durable manner.

The head at may be grasped by hand with the thumb upon the upper member of the jaws, and two of the fingers beneath the wings 8, the head thus being held firmly and steadily, in which condition, it may be moved in a convenient manner on the yard stick to any adjusted position desired.

The device may be used in various ways for gaging and marking a dress, or skirt relatively to the heme, plaits, folds, ruffles, etc., thereof, and generally speaking to the length of the skirt, so that the latter will hang straight and even around the lower edge thereof, and at any desired length without the help of others, and the employment of fastening devices, such as pins for temporary purposes.

One form of use may be as follows Place on the body a skirt that is finished without its hem, and adjust the device to mark a line, such as at 15 on the hip linearound the hips measured from the floor. Remove the garment and place it flat on atable or board. Should it be desired to have the garment say four inches from the floor, move the gage down four inches on the yard stick. Then place the yard stick reversed on the garment with the floor end thereof on the line marked on the garment, and mark the lower portion of the garment, and then turn up said portion as a hem, etc thus producing a perfectly straight garment on the bottom edge thereof.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by,

Letters Patent, is

I. A gage and marker of the character stated, the same consisting of a head having a passage therethrough adapted to receive a measuring stick, wings extending laterally from the walls of said passage, and a holder for a piece of marking-material, the terminals of said wings freely oversaid members, which members are partly within and partly without said head, and

adapted to be clamped to the adjacent wall of said head.

3. A tubular head adapted to be fitted on a measuring stick, aholder for apiece of marking material composed of jaws adapt ed to receive and hold said piece, and vertically-extending plates continuous with said jaws adapted to be clamped to the adjacent wall of said head.

l. A gage and'marker of the character stated composed of a tubular head having on one side outturned jaws adapted to clamp a piece of marking material, and on the opposite side outwardlyextending wings, the terminals of which are-adapted to overlap and be connected resiliently forming a two part pressure jdevice, said Wingsand said aws being adapted to project from said head in opposite directions forming together means for the engagement of the thumb and fingers of the hand thereon above and below said head in the movement and adjustment of the device.

' FREDERICK W. STARKE. AUGUSTA G. STARKE. Witnesses C. A. CODDINGTON, LILIAN W. CODDINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

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